kibble

¹

[kib-uhl]

verb (used with object)

kibbled, kibbling 

1. to grind or divide into particles or pellets, as coarse-ground meal or prepared dry dog food.

noun

1. grains or pellets resulting from a kibbling process.

kibble

²

[kib-uhl]

noun

British.

1. an iron bucket used in mines for hoisting ore.

kibble

¹

/ ˈkɪbəl /

verb

1. (tr) to grind into small pieces

noun

1. ground meal formed into pellets and used as pet food

kibble

²

/ ˈkɪbəl /

noun

1. a bucket used in wells or in mining for hoisting

Word History and Origins

Origin of kibble¹

First recorded in 1780–90; origin uncertain

Origin of kibble²

First recorded in 1665–75, kibble is from the German word Kübel pail, vat

Word History and Origins

Origin of kibble¹

C18: of unknown origin

Origin of kibble²

C17: from German Kübel; related to Old English cyfel, ultimately from Medieval Latin cuppa _cup

Example Sentences

A few days before their park outing, Zero gave Whitfield a scare when he stopped eating his kibble.

From Los Angeles Times

He also scooped up the kibble, along with laptops, his car keys and some toiletries.

From Los Angeles Times

I then fed my dog kibble containing seaweed extract that most likely came from China and fish oil that was probably from Peru.

From Science Magazine

Cats require kibble, distractions from destroying your furniture, litter box maintenance and affection.

From Salon

Long-term possibilities could include distributing polar bear kibble, but Dr. Derocher said that it wasn’t possible to sustain a subpopulation that way indefinitely.

From New York Times

Related Words

• grate 
• pulverize 
• reduce 
• scrape